Camembert Apricot Chicken Parcels Food

APRICOT CHICKEN FILO PARCELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180ºC (360ºF) fan bake and line a large oven tray with baking paper.
• MAKE FILO PARCELS Dice chicken into approximately 2cm / 0.8in pieces and season with salt and pepper. Crush garlic. Drain apricots (discard syrup or save for another use). Roughly dice two thirds of the apricots, then halve the remaining third and set aside to use in the salad.
• Stir cream cheese, parmesan, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Add chicken, garlic and diced apricots, and mix well.
• Brush one sheet of filo with oil, place a second sheet on top and brush with oil, then add a third sheet. Add a quarter of the chicken mixture in a line along one of the short edges. Drizzle apricot sauce or chutney over the top. Fold the sides in and roll up into a parcel. Place seam-side-down on prepared tray and repeat to form four parcels.
• Brush all over with oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until parcels are golden brown and cooked through.
• MAKE SALAD Meanwhile, divide rocket between individual serving plates. Spiralise or peel zucchini into ribbons. Place zucchini and reserved halved apricots on rocket. Whisk oil, vinegar and sugar together. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and drizzle over salads.
• SERVE Serve filo parcels with salad. Add an extra dollop of apricot sauce or chutney on the side, if you like.

CHICKEN AND CAMEMBERT PARCELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200oC. Lightly grease a baking tray.
• Spread each piece of chicken with mustard. Top with camembert and basil.
• Wrap 1 prosciutto slice around each piece.
• Lay 2 sheets of filo flat and spray with oil or brush with butter. Fold in half.
• Top with 1 piece of chicken. Wrap as a parcel.
• Place on prepared baking tray and spray with oil.
• Continue with remaining pastry and chicken. Sprinkle parcels with sesame seeds.
• Bake parcels for 20-25 minutes, until gold and crips.
• Serve with baby spinach leaves.

CAMEMBERT APRICOT APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Start by placing one sheet of phyllo on a baking sheet.
• Brush a thin layer of melted butter on one side.
• Add the next sheet on top of the butter.
• Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have the appropriate amount of sheets 'glued' together.
• Place the whole cheese on one side of the pastry leaving a 2 inch border.
• Spoon your jam on top of the cheese (one side only).
• Fold the pastry around the cheese remembering to keep the jam side up.
• Tuck the ends under the cheese to create a tidy pocket.
• Remember that if you can see the cheese, it can leak out.
• Brush the jam side with melted butter.
• Place in the center of the baking sheet JAM SIDE UP and bake approx 10-15 minutes.
• Serve whole on a platter with plain crackers (I use Carr's table water crackers).
• Add knife or spreader so everyone can help themselves.
• Everyone loves this appetizer.
• DO NOT PREPARE THIS AHEAD OF TIME (UNLESS IT IS JUST TO RE-HEAT IN THE OVEN).

FETA AND APRICOT PARCELS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Cut out 8 squares (19cm in size) of filo pastry and put them on a tray, covered with a clean, damp tea towel to stop them drying out. Mix the butter and olive oil together in a small bowl.
• Lay a filo square on a board and brush with the melted butter mixture, then place another square on top at an angle. Brush with more of the butter mixture.
• Crumble the feta and put a quarter of it in the middle of the filo. Roughly chop the pistachios. Chop an apricot and add to the feta with a teaspoon each of conserve and pistachios.
• Fold the pastry squares up over the filling and gently twist the top to secure it. Place the parcel on a baking tray and brush the outside of the pastry with the butter mixture.
• Repeat to make another three parcels. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Serve hot with some watercress.